Against the current: Markets slid, yet Globant S.A., EPAM Systems, Inc., Adobe went up and made this list of today's top technology stocks gainers.
Leading equity indices in the US declined as Dow Jones slipped 0.33% and closed at 33,427. After dropping 0.24%, Nasdaq closed at 12,658.
Meanwhile, United States Existing Home Sales (Apr) came out at 4.28 million, while a consensus of analysts was expecting 4.3 million.
Despite markets falling today, some technology stocks managed to post gains. Have a look at these Top Gainers.
+3%: Adobe gains 3%; sets session high of $372.04
Pronounced bullish sentiment in the market helped the digital media software company to make a notable 3% gain today, rising $10.82 and ultimately closing at $371.25. The company has a market cap of $170.29 billion with an average daily volume of 3 million shares. So far this year, it has been under-performing the Nasdaq by 9.68%.
+3.94%: bullish mood lifts EPAM Systems to session high of $248.75
After ending yesterday's session at $238.12, EPAM Systems went up to $248.75 today only to fall back and close at $247.5. The company's market cap currently stands at $14.33 billion with an average daily trading volume of 616,174 shares. So far this year, it has been doing worse than the Nasdaq by 44.81%.
+10.38%: Globant S.A. ended today at $167.4, a 10.38% increase
Having closed yesterday at $151.66, bullish sentiment helped Globant S.A. to reach highs around $171.51 before paring gains and ending today at $167.4. The company is currently trading with a market cap of $7.10 billion with an average daily volume of 521,238 shares. So far this year, it has been doing worse than the Nasdaq by 26.89%.
VPG | Up 2.79% to $35.41 today
The sensor maker rose as high as $35.52 before giving up its gains and dropping back to $35.41 before the close on today.